Endur's Expedition to Castle Ravenloft

[Rhun]

Skorl, undaunted by smell or the sight of the body parts strewn before him, approaches the relatively intact body, poking at it with his blade.

Still listening/looking

 

[Endur]

Round 1

The party hears a horrible scream. Jack, Skorl, Cedric, and Allesandra are dazed (DC17 will save: Jack 5+4-2 fail, Skorl 8+3 fail, Cedric 7+4 fail, Dareios 17+5 pass, Willow 13+6-2 +2+2 pass, Allesandra 1+9 fail, Lia 15+3+2 elf-2sick pass, Ismark 13+6-2sick pass, Ashlyn 12+9 pass).

Six hairless foul humanoids with mottled skin and decaying flesh emerge out of the walls and floor, their claws grasping for the flesh of the living. The party is surrounded beneath the earth.

28: Fast foul humanoid stands up out of the coffin and moves towards the party
24: Screaming foul humanoid is out of sight, located around a corner near H
23: Five hairless foul humanoids emerge from the walls and attack (Ashlyn 11+5=16 miss, Jack 1+ miss, Jack 7+5 miss, Lia 9+5=14 vs. ac 15 miss, Jack 16+5=21 hit, dmg 7, fort dc15 8+7-2=13 failed, fort dc15 10+7-2=15 pass, Jack is infected with ghoul fever)
16: Cedric (dazed)
15: Lia (sick) steps back and shoots a foul-smelling humanoid (13+ hit, dmg 7)
14: Dareios attacks a humanoid to drive it back, but misses (2+ miss, 1+ miss)
13: Skorl (dazed)
10: Jack (-7, dazed, sick, ghoul fever)
10: Allesandra (dazed)
9: Willow (sick) drops her spear, draws her crossbow and loads it
9: Ashlyn attacks a foul humanoid (11+ hit, 6+ miss; dmg 4)
7: Ismark (sick) attacks a wounded humanoid, slicing it in half with two powerful blows (14+ hit, 18+ hit, dmg 26 dropping humanoid; cleave 4+12-2 sick=14 vs. ac 17 miss)

 

[Goddess FallenAngel]

Besides speaking prayers for the dead, Alessandra is quiet, sorrow marked on her face at the many needless deaths.

Dareios has silently watched the many, many funerals with growing unease. He will later ask Allesandra if she can speak a prayer for Nikolai, Rick and his dog, Strider.

Alessandra would have spoken prayers for their fallen companions at the funerals as well, and at Dareios' request, will smile at him and gladly speak a prayer for Strider as well.

He whispers to Alessandra: "Mylady - please prepare your ban spells."

Alessandra nods, watching about the group as she follows them.

When the scream errupts, she is taken off-guard and reels, dazed.

 

[Legildur]

The shocking scream causes Ismark's sickness to abate momentarily, then it returns immediately with vengeance. Slow to react, Ismark can do little but to protect himself with his shield until he regathers himself, moving to follow Dareios' tactics and sets about the creatures with his longsword. "For Pelor!" he gruffly calls.

 

[industrygothica]

Willow stowes her shortspear and draws her crossbow, levelling it the nearest enemy and firing at the first opportunity.

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

"Lia, Jack! Get back!"

Having expected the undead critters to lurk in the dark, Dareios keeps his wit as the monsters attack the party.

"Ashlyn! Ismark! Skorl! Let's form a phalanx at the tunnel entrance! Let's protect the others with our shields!"

Dareios will jump near Lia, trying to protect her, and, if the others follow his suggestions, pull her back to the cave entrance.
Should the others decide to fight on their own, Dareios will try to bullrush the "fast foul humanoid" to keep it away from his friends.

[Dareios had his longsword +1 drawn when he entered the tunnel.]

 

[Rhun]

Skorl is momentarily dazed by the unearthly scream, unable to react to the abush.

 

[hafrogman]

Cedric clutches his hands to his ears to block out the sound. He is still trying to collect his thoughts enough to understand the nature of this audible onslaught when the party comes under attack.

 

[Pyrex]

Ashlyn strikes twice at the ghoul who clawed at her, then takes a step back to close ranks with the others; figuring they're safer back-to-back than completely surrounded.

 

[Voadam]

Jack stumbles under the keening, his hands going to his ears. The book was tainted by the lore of the Liber Blaspheme and has weakened him, he's sure of it. Next chance he gets he's burning the cursed journal.